dunce
Example Sentences
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He was slapped around by teachers who deemed him a complete dunce.
From BBC
The dunces who ran the party’s messaging on the economy were the problem.
From Salon
It’s about as academically relevant to today’s students as Sadie Hawkins Day, and as necessary as a dunce cap.
From Los Angeles Times
If you do think that he could, please step forward and claim your complimentary dunce cap, and infuse it with your own naivete.
From Salon
Ironically, she was punished in school for not being able to keep quiet and put in a corner with a dunce cap on her head.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
